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Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel has announced government’s intention to appoint 10 more Magistrates for the Magistrates Courts in the state. This was as nine magistrates were sworn into office on February 3, 2020. Emmanuel stated this Thursday after swearing in two new High Court Judges for the Akwa Ibom State Judiciary namely Justice Eme Daniel Ekong and Justice Effiong Asuquo Effiong. Princess Eme Ekong, 56, after being called to Bar in December 1990, had served in the  Akwa Ibom State Judiciary and rose through the ranks to the position of Chief Magistrate 1, while Effiong Effiong FCIA, 48, last…

Akwa Ibom State recorded a significant drop in the number of students who registered and sat West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the state for three years. This is despite the free and compulsory education supposedly provided by the state government in primary and secondary schools. Presenting the report to the State Executive Council of Akwa Ibom government on Thursday, Mrs Idongesit Etiebet, the State Commissioner for Education, said the total number of those who took the examination from 2019 to 2021 were 54,171, 52,207 and 51,771 respectively. Related posts: Christmas rice: Akwa Ibom Govt ‘duped’ of N300…

Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria’s 21st state lost prominent persons in 2021. These persons who had held various important positions in the country and in the state made significant contributions to the socio-economic and political transformation of their society.   (1) Air Marshal Nsikak Eduok, Nigeria’s former Chief of Air Staff Nigeria’s former Chief of Air Staff, Nsikak Eduok, died on Thursday, January 7, 2021 in Uyo. The late air marshal was enlisted into the Nigeria Air Force in 1968 and became the 12th Chief of Army Staff on August 27, 1993, an appointment that was reversed a week later by the…

Nigerians have been warned against patronising hawkers of herbal concoctions, according to National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said such concoctions lack storage standards and might be coming from a non-credible source. Adeyeye added that though some herbal medicines work, consumers must ensure that they had passed NAFDAC’s safety and efficacy tests. She said “For the liquid herbal concoctions, especially after four or five days, it starts growing bacteria. See also: Chloroquine Kills COVID-19 Virus In Early Stages – Admits NAFDAC At Last, NAFDAC Approves Cure For COVID-19 NAFDAC Seizes 35…

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Jose Peseiro as Super Eagles new sweat merchant to replace Gernot Rohr, who was sacked on December 12.  The federation said the decision was taken at its meeting on Wednesday, December 29. However, the Portuguese tactician will be an observer at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), while Augustine Eguavoen who was appointed as interim coach, will lead the national team to the competition in Cameroon next year. Read more: Finally, NFF Fires Gernot Rohr as Super Eagles Coach FIFA slams 2-year ban on Cofine FC coach, NFF says Federal Govt Supports NFF President,…

Apple inc. has doled out $180,000 Christmas bonus to its engineers to stop them from joining rivals Meta (parent company of Facebook) and other IT rivals. Apple gave its engineers working in silicon design, hardware and select software and operations stock bonuses starting at $50,000 to $180,000. The shares which vest over four years, are an incentive to stay at Apple  according to a report by Bloomberg. Many of the engineers collected between $80,000, $100,000 and $120,000 shares, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. See also: 26-Year-Old Nigerian Becomes World Highest Paid Robotics Engineer Although Apple and Meta may…

Lady Mary Abiola Wayas, wife of second Republic Senate President, Joseph Wayas and her husband are said to have died in the same hospital amid lingering sickness. The widow reportedly joined 12 days after husband’s death to the great beyond. Government of Cross River State government confirmed the death and Governor Ben Ayade described her death as shocking and devastating. The former Senate President died one month ago in a London hospital where he had been confined for a lingering sickness. The late wife Mary also reportedly died in a London hospital earlier Tuesday. See also: Ayade grieves over demise…

U.S. and Russian officials will hold security talks next month, amid increasing Russian military build-up on its shared border with Ukraine. The January 10 meeting will focus on arms control agreements, NATO and Russian military activity as well as rising tensions over Ukraine. The meeting will be held as part of the Strategic Security Dialogue that US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced during their June summit in Geneva. “When we sit down to talk, Russia can put its concerns on the table, and we will put our concerns on the table with Russia’s activities as well. ”We…

The Chairman of Ikono Local Government, Mr Nyakno Uwemedimo Okoibu, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the area to check rising wave of cult activities. The curfew which lasts from 6 a.m-6 p.m daily commenced on Tuesday, December 28 till further notice. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Council Chairman, Engr Nsisong Ntuk, stated that the restriction is necessitated by his desire to check, halt, stop or prevent cult related activities which have resulted in killings and looting of property in the area. Related posts: Cult Clash: 2 Killed, Monarch Flees Palace In Akwa Ibom Cultists Lay…

Uche Nwosu, who was arrested under controversial manner by the police during a church service is said to have committed a sacrilege in the church- assaulting the Archbishop of Owerri Catholic Archdiocese, His Grace, Anthony Obinna, in March 2018. Nwosu who is the son-in-law of Rochas Okorocha representing Owerri West in the Senate was arrested by police at St. Peters’ Anglican Church, Eziama-Obaire, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo state on Sunday. Nwosu, his family members, relations, friends and associates were in a thanksgiving service for his late mother, Jemaimah Adaeze Nwosu, who was buried last Wednesday. Obinna’s stirring the…